YACT: What is this Tornado thing for your car that's supposed to help improve mileage? Does it work?

[CPA]

Originally posted by: Encryptic

Originally posted by: CPA
This is interesting because I had a Chevy salesman explain this same type of process on the Chevy Tahoe. Apparently, on the 02 and greater models air comes through around the right headlight and then is collected and channeled to an area where the air was swirled around prior to be distributed to the combustion chamber. I joke not, he stated it provided better performance.

I hope you didn't believe him OR buy a Tahoe.

No and No. I am buying a Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer today, instead.

 

[XZeroII]

Originally posted by: eakers
duct tape improves gas mileage in cars

a great read!

Where did they put the duct tape? Did they just cover the truck with it, or something?

 

[Dedpuhl]

Originally posted by: BDawg
Will yellow duct tape increase fuel mileage and horsepower???

Well, neon lights add about 10 HP, and Japanese stickers add 5 HP. I'm not sure about duct tape...

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: BDawg
Will yellow duct tape increase fuel mileage and horsepower???

Well, neon lights add about 10 HP, and Japanese stickers add 5 HP. I'm not sure about duct tape...

I suppose we could cut it into the shape of an "R."

 

[Dedpuhl]

Originally posted by: BDawg

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl

Originally posted by: BDawg
Will yellow duct tape increase fuel mileage and horsepower???

Well, neon lights add about 10 HP, and Japanese stickers add 5 HP. I'm not sure about duct tape...

I suppose we could cut it into the shape of an "R."

Maybe we could just use a permanent marker: V-Tech 4 life!

 

[Windogg]

I just put my car in neutral in heavy traffic and let the car behind me push me along.

Windogg

 

[Sukhoi]

Originally posted by: Windogg
I just put my car in neutral in heavy traffic and let the car behind me push me along.

Windogg

Hmm, I suppose that would work a bit better than drafting semis!

 

[Eli]

It's a gimmick.

Skoorb is right in saying that it will most likely decrease performance a bit.

Swirling the air/fuel mix should only be advantageous to carburetored engines, because it helps the air/fuel mix and vaporize. It shouldn't matter with fuel injected engines.

 

[Encryptic]

Originally posted by: CPA

Originally posted by: Encryptic

Originally posted by: CPA
This is interesting because I had a Chevy salesman explain this same type of process on the Chevy Tahoe. Apparently, on the 02 and greater models air comes through around the right headlight and then is collected and channeled to an area where the air was swirled around prior to be distributed to the combustion chamber. I joke not, he stated it provided better performance.

I hope you didn't believe him OR buy a Tahoe.

No and No. I am buying a Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer today, instead.

Egad! Die yuppie scum!

 

[FrustratedUser]

Snake oil.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Eli
It's a gimmick.

Skoorb is right in saying that it will most likely decrease performance a bit.

Swirling the air/fuel mix should only be advantageous to carburetored engines, because it helps the air/fuel mix and vaporize. It shouldn't matter with fuel injected engines.

All fuel/air mixes combust more readily (or should I say, thoroughly) when the fuel is atomized.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Eli
It's a gimmick.

Skoorb is right in saying that it will most likely decrease performance a bit.

Swirling the air/fuel mix should only be advantageous to carburetored engines, because it helps the air/fuel mix and vaporize. It shouldn't matter with fuel injected engines.

All fuel/air mixes combust more readily (or should I say, thoroughly) when the fuel is atomized.

Yeah, I know...

I was just inferring that since the air/fuel is mixed much closer to the combustion chamber, and the injector should do a pretty good job of atomizing the fuel.. it shouldn't be as much of a factor. But with a carburetored engine, the more swirl you can give the incomming charge, the more even combustion will be.

There are quite a few old small engines that have "swirlers" in the carburetor.

 

[coolred]

I'm too lazy to do a search, but this topic has been posted many times before

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: coolred
I'm too lazy to do a search, but this topic has been posted many times before

Not too lazy to post, though, Eh?

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

My friend Matt got some kind of performance intake and his mpg went up 10 on the highway. I dunno what the product was or what exactly it did, but I'm considering looking into it after I get my carb replaced for my birthday.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: psteng19
Saw an infomercial about this product, so I looked it up online.

It looks like metal fan blades that goes into your carb/air intake that spins and forces more air into your engine, thereby increasing gas mileage and adding performance?

Anyone use it?
Does it work?
I'm thinking if it does work, they would come stock on every car since it's such a cheap and simple part.

Another link

Devices such as this were advertized in the catalog of J.C. Whitney in the late 1950s.
They didn't work then, and I doubt like hell that they would work now.